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ennon Mn. Nudd visiting friends Michigan. Attorney Johnson of Alexander is in the city. Dr. Skovholt spent the fourth visit ing at Springbrook. W. J. Kelly and family went to Glendive, Mont., Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Currie have re turned from their homestead. A. G. Jacobson of Minot spent a short time in the city this week. Dr. and Mrs. Baker expect to leave Saturday on an auto trip to Boulder hot springs. Mrs. Fred Stevens left for Minot Monday for a visit of a few weeks -with relatives. Mrs. Walker McGuiness returned last night from Minot where she spent the fourth. Fred Hildreth is back from Cali fornia for a few weeks. Mrs. Hildreth remained on the coast. Miss Helen McGuiness left the first of the week for Minot where she is attending the Normal. President M. E. Wilson of the Wil liams County State bank is herefrom Mineapolis for a short stay. Robert Mansfield is home from Wis consin university and will go to Fort Lincoln to enlist with Company E. Quite a number from Wiliston went to Glendive to see the Opportunes play the Cowpunchers there on Indepen dence Day. R. L. Welliver left today to attend the national convention of Elks at Baltimore as a delegate from the Wil liston lodge. Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson left the first of the month for Wisconsin in their car and expect to be away for six or eight weeks. Earnest Francis will leave soon to mission to the bar. The prosperity of rural Wililams county is evidenced by the large amount of farm buildings under con struction at this time. Miss Alice Romans who has been teaching music for some time in Wil liston, left Monday for her home in Aberdeen, S. D., where she expects to spend the summer. A. L. Boe and wife passed through Wiliston the last of the week on their The Stampede which is being held at Havre this week is under way de spite report to the effect that bad weather had made postponement of the celebration necessary. The grounds were dried with natural gas. Even and Henry Gunderson of Rugby arrived here last week to look after their farming interests which formerly had been under the super- join Company E after a leave of ab- will install one of these farm Light .sence to take the examination for ad- ,y from Flaxville, Mont., to points Newton, and Art Stanton, Ford Rob in Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Boe for merly resided in Williston, Mrs. Boe was then Miss Mabel Osdal. For Canning and Preserving Perfection Fruit Jars, Pint, per doz $ «85 Perfection Fruit Jars, Quart, per doz 1.00 Mason Jars, Pint, per doz 65 Mason Jars, Quart, per doz 85 Banner Fruit Jar Rings, per doz 10 Mason Fruit Jar Caps, per doz 30 Jelly Glasses, E5130, Tall, per doz 40 Jelly Glasses, E5129, Tall, per doz .35 Jelly Moulds, E5136, per doz 30 Tumblers, E5105, per doz 40 THE PEOPLES EXCHANGE Where Producers and Consumers Meet" PHONE 118 WEST BROADWAY GRIMM ALFALFA SEED I have quite a large quantity of Grimm al falfa seed raised on the farm of vision of the former's son Casper who is now a soldier at Fort Lincoln. Rev. Carl Vaughn, traveling mis sionary for the Lutheran Free church and a resident of Minneapolis was Williston Saturday and went with Postmaster Wilson to the north part of the county where he conducted Sunday services at Bonetrsill. The Williston Electric Construction Co.—on main street opposite the post Office have the exclusive Agency for the sale of Excelsior Motor Cycles, and Delco farm Lighting plants in most of the territory comprising the Counties of Divide, McKenzie, and Williams. W. J. Kelly went to Glendive to attend to the interests of the Willis ton ball team which played four games with the Glendive team during the Frontier Celebration. Mrs. Kelly and the children accompanied him. The family traveled, by auto and took a camping outfit. The states of Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas are already beginning to worry for fear there will be a short age of men for the harvest season owing to the fact that so many men are engaged in mutions factories while another 100,000 or more will be in the employ of the government dur ing this busy season. The Excelsior Motor Cycle Co. of Chicago have established two Agen cies for the sale of their 1917 model motor Cycles in this City, one with the Williston Auto tire repair Co. on 2nd Street opposite the Columbia Ho tel, and one with the Williston Elec tric Construction Co. on Main street opposite the post office. 3-lt Mrs. N. F. Holland who had been a guest of her friend Mrs. A. Jens at Terry, Mont., arrived home Wednes day evening accompanied by Mr Jens and son Lester. The trip home was made by auto, Mr. Holland ac companied by Charles Schrumm goini to Terry Sunday last to get them. The entire party also took in the Round Up at Miles City For the purpose of demonstrating the Delco Farm Lighting plant' the Williston Electric Construction Co., 1 ing plants in their Store room and shop on main street opposite the Post office and will furnish their own elec tricity for lighting their show win dows as well as for Charging Auto mobile starting and lighting batter ies. 3-lt. Among the number from Williston attending the celebration and ball game at Glendive the fourth were The Misses Pearl Strickland, Cora Brunswell, Helen Oveson, Mable Eids ness, Edna Brant, Petra Hovind, Clara erts, M. B. Cashman, Ben Innis, John Corbett, Hilmar and Bud Bruegger L. C. Wingate and family, Pres. Wil son of the Williams County State Bank H. V. Smith, Wm.t Broderick, Emmet Mathews and wife, Edwin Bruegger, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Monroe, Margaret Monroe and Mrs. G. M. Thomas. WANTED—One or two furnished rooms in a modern house. Address 123 care Graphic. 3-lt. J. Charleston in McKenzie County. This seed was grown on high-rolling prairie and is of a very fine quality. I will sell in large or small quantities for sixty (60) cents per pound. Mr. Raye has 17 acres that he had sown in rows and cultivated the same, just as you would corn. I gave it a very thorough examination about a week ago and found that not a particle of it winter-killed. From this I judge you will get a superior quality of seed. Call and see the samples at my office. E. R. Brownson Phone 17 Rooms 3 A 4, Graphic Block Williston No. Dak E. Raye near ISIGNTHEBras fcr WILLIflTON GKAPH1C Naur N* "WHEN THE HOUSE IS ASHESH AN INSURANCE RWJCY IS GOLD Breach Opened In German Defenses London, July 5.—"Only German sol diers in open field formations now stand between the French and the riv er Somrae," said Maj. Gen. F. B. Maurice, referring to the part of the river which flows northward to the east of the sector along which the French made their greatest gains. "The last of the enemy's defensive works in that sector have been cap tured by our allies." In giving the Associated Press a summary of the results attained by the entente allied offensive on the western fi'ont, Major General Maurice, who is director of military operations of the imperial general staff, con tinued: "Much undeserved obliquity has been heaped upon the British army by English, French and American people because we apparently did nothing to assist the French in the desperate fighting at Verdun. But all this time we were doing the part requested by General Joffre. "According to this plan, we con served our troops, accumulated sup plies and waited the_ word for the grand offensive in which we were to plav our part with the Russians and Italians, as well as the French. "Naturally during these anxious weeks we could give out no exciting news because our deliberate prepara tions were not good copy. For certain tactical and moral reasons which need not be dilated upon, it was necessary that the French should not lose the east bank of the Meuse, and General Joffre informed us that he could hold the positions which command that part of the river until the_ end of June, so we knew we were going to strike at the beginning of July. "The blow planned by the allied staffs included offensives by the Rus sians and Italians which, I do not ne^d to tell you, already have begun. We are not disappointed with our own advance, which we expected to be slow, and we are enormously pleased with the wonderful progress made by the French ,who, with comparatively light losses, are sweeping forward to the Somme. "It is quite evident that the Ger mans were surprised by the strength of the French offensive. They evi dently believed our allies would be kept too busy before Verdun to par ticipate seriously in the western of fensive which they knew was coming. Consequently, they mad© extensive preparations before our front, piling up reinforcements there, while com paratively neglecting the southern sec tor dominated by the French. The Germans anticipating our move, brought up great forces, much of which consisted of independent units called mousqueton battalions, armed only with light machine guns. It was these battalions which inflicted the heaviest losses on us. "Our enemy is brave and resource ful, and put up a desperate defense, especially in the region from Gom mecourt to Fricourt, where he evi dently expected our main attack. In this region the fighting was especially severe. The chalk formation gave the Germans a splendid chance to make the best use of their miners who ob structed dugouts and other defensive works which our heaviest shells could not destroy. From the works Mous queton battalions put up a most de termined resistance. "Physical features made the cap ture of Fricourt peculiarly difficult, and our severe losses there were not unexpected. Montaubon was one of the strongest positions occupied by the Germans, but our advance there was brilliant and rapid, without the losses suffered between Gommecourt and Fricourt. "On the whole, we are well satis fied with our advance. We will con tinue our artillery preparation, as we have no intention of butting our head aeainst a stone wall. The human fac tor must be considered, and this fac tor presents some unexpected prob lems on the German side, since after all the enemy has something to say about the progress of any offensive. We are meeting strenuous opposition. Our progress most certainly will be deliberate. Many places like Fricourt will be taken only after overcoming desperate opposition. "That our gallant allies should ad vance faster with smaller losses than we is not only the fortune of war, but may be called poetic justice, since they lost so heavily during the long weeks while we were getting ready to take our share in the great offen sive. However, it must be clear now, even to laymen, that the blame heaped on us for not going to the aid of the French before Verdun was quite undeserved, as we are doing exactly what General Joffre requested. And when he gave the word we sprang to the attack in which we have suffered grievously, but which leads to no re grets beyond sorrow for the fallen for it now is our time to stand the brunt of battle. "South of the Somme the Germans were completely surprised and our allies will get through to the river without much loss. In that region you may look for immediate developments as the fighting there now is in open field formation, the last of the enemys works having been captured. A glasce at the map will show you that our allies are clear across the network of trenches. Further north you will note that while our line now is beyond the first series of German defenses, we arein immediate contact with strongly fortified places. "We are well content to do our share in the great general allied of-1 fensive, which already has proven that1* the initiative, so long in their hands, now is lost by the armies of the central powers.'' British Hope Runs High London. July 5.—The two British official dispatches issued yesterday record little change in the situation on the British front. They show that the Germans have brought up strong reinforcements from other parts of their lines and are stubbornly con testing every yard of the British advance. Torrential rains yesterday, however hampered the offensive operations and the British action was confined mostly to consolidating the ground already won. The French have captured two more villages and are on good roads to Peronne. But there is yet no de crease in the violence of the German attacks in the Verdun region. Dispatches from German war cor respondents indicate the realization that the cenaral powers are losing the initiative, which their favorable posi tion on the interior lines enabled them to hold throughout the long course the war. Moreover, in commenting on the enormous resources in munitions and war material, the entente allies have been able to pile up through the wearying months of preparation they equally realize that a profound change has occurred in the relations of the belligerents. Simultaneously with the opening of the Ansrlo-French offensive the Rus sian armies are again attacking on the whole length of their front. An entire ly new offensive has been opened again at Prince Leopold's Bavarian forces in the region of Baranovichi, where the Russians have pierced the German lines at two places while the Italians arc maintaining strong pressure along their entire front. The British newspapers consider that these events prove that the moment of "the great squeeze" has at last arrived, and not since the war be gan have hopes run so high. Never theless almost every British corres pondent on the western front warns against being over sanguine, and daily reiterates that the progress must necessarilv be slow and methodical. Up to the present, the Anglo French captures in the battle of the Somme total more than 14,000 prison ers, twelve heavy guns and twenty eight field guns. This booty repre sents for the man in the street a very satisfactory result of a little over three days' fighting. The battle rages on such an extend ed front that the correspondents find difficulty in sifting the main currents of the operations. The Associated Press correspon dent. in a pregnant phrase records what is perhaps one of the most sig nificant features, when he notes "the amazing change from trench-tied war fare to that of an army in progress." The same striking feature comes out in an interesting review of the op erations which the Associated Press has obtained in an interview with Maj. Gen. F. B. Maurice, who predicts an immediate development south of the Somme, where, he says the fighting is in open field formation. All unofficial dispatches speak con fidently of the satisfactory situation on the British front, a notable incident being the surrender of a complete Prussian infantry battalion with offi cers to the British near Fricourt. Ger man prisoners are begining to arriv in England, 1,500 beind landed at Southampton today. In the face of the exciting events on the western front, the Russian op erations to some extent have been lost siq-ht of, but they are of increasing interest. Reports^in the Austrian of ficial communications of the fighting southeast of Tlumach indicate that General von Bothmer's troops must, have fallen back from the Tarnopol front in an effort to meet the threat to his communications. It is thought that von Bothmer may be forced to retire to Lemberg. An attack by land and sea against Vjold Marshal von Hindenburg's forces in the north, together with a new Russian attack at Baranovichi prom ises interesting developments which are likely to have an influence in the Lutsk region, where the Germans hitherto have been able to hold the Russians. The Williston Electric Construction fo., operating the Willard Storage Battery Companys Service station in this city having moved into the Brownell building on main Street op posite the Post office now have the best equipped battery charging and repairing shop in the State, and keep in stock new batteries for every make of automobile. 3-lt. DECREASE IN RATES ON FREIGHT ASKER Fargo, N .D., July 5.—The state railroad commission will meet in Far go Thursday for the purpose of hear ing the petition presented by ship pers of Fargo, asking a horizontal de crease in freight rates within this state of approximately 15 per cent. The rate decrease is being sought for the purpose, the shippers plead, of placing North Dakota shipping centers on a better basis to compete with the twin cities and Duluth. U. S. DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE Local Office, Weather Bureau Report of the weather condi tion at Williston, N. Dak., for week ending July 5, 1916: Highest temperature, 89, July 5th. Lowest temperature, 51, 5th Average temperature, 70 Normal temperature 68 Precipitation, .98 of an inch Normal precp'n., .70 of an inch. Extremes of temperature on any of these dates in the last 5 voars: Highest temperature, 98, June 30, 1912. Lowest temperature 42, July 3, 1915. Greatest weekly precp'n., 1.64 inches in 1913. John Craig, Observer, Weather Bureau (m WILLISTON CHURCHES "The Church of the Open Door" THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Corner First Ave. & Sixth St. W. James Hoffman Batten, Minister Marvin R. Marston, Director Com munity Work Services on Sunday at 10:30 A. M., and 8:00 P. M. Bible School at 11:45 A. M. Ladies Aid Society meets in the church parlors at 3:00 P. M., Thurs days. Boy Scouts at 9:45 A. M., Satur days. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH H. Styles Harriss Pastor Cor. 1st Ave. West and Broadway Union service at 10:30 a. m. in the Congregational church. Bible school and Men's class 11:45. Union service in the Methodist church 8 p. m. Midweek service on' Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The community is cordially invited during the summer months to these Union services and make them of moral and spiritual profit to all. Methodist Rural Parish There will be preaching service at the Palmer school house at 3 p. m., on Sunday, July the 9th. We desire the entire community to make this service their's. H. Styles Harriss, Pastor. ST. PETER'S CHURCH Corner 1st Ave. E. & 7th St. Rev. N. E. Elsworth Services as follows: Holy Communion at 8 O'clock. Matins (Holy) Communion first Sunday of the month) and sermon at 11 A. M. Sunday School at 12 M. Evensong and sermon at 7 P. M. Please notice that the hour of evening service is changed from 7:30 to 7 O'clock. LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. C. J. Ferster, Pastor Regular services are held in Library Parlors. Li 2 OF The the Preaching at 10:30 A. M. Sunday School at 11:45 A. M. Luth League at 7:30 P. M. Preaching at 8:00 P. M. The Lord's Supper will be adminis tered at the morning service—and those desiring to unite with the church will be received. Those hav ing children to be baptized will please present them at this service. Everyone is cordially invited to at tend these services. WANTED—Chambermaid, would pre fer some one living at home. Ap ply at Willis Hotel, V,r!V:ston, N. D. 3 DisnuJ'O WATS* Willaij It's Our 5 Free inspection of any battery at any i'me What to Expect of Your Bank That it be safe that it be prompt, accurate, courteous and decisive in its dealing with you that it be genuinely interested in your plans and able to advise you wisely in regard to them that it have every modern banking facility. Wflfams meets all these requirements. Pm Fi*t DEATH OF MRS. JOHN 80MMEBS The community was shocked ts learn of the death of Mrs. John Som mers of Howard on Monday evening, July 3rd. She passed away at Wil liston Hospital as the result of an operation. The cause of death given was "Surgical shock." Margaret McCollen was born in Belmont, Canada, and was 45 years and 8 months old at the tim^flf death. "RSH She was married to John Sommers 22 years ago in Port Huron. Michigan, moving to Howard in Williams Co., nine years ago. There were no issue to the marriage but there lives to mourn her untime ly demise the beloved husband, moth er, two brothers and six sisters. Funeral services were "held in the Methodist church on Tuesday morn ing the Rev. H. Styles Harriss offi ciated. The body was shipped to Port Huron Michigan, where interment was made in the family burying ground. Mrs. Sommers was a good Chris tian woman, a dutiful wife and a lovable and helpful neighbor one that will be much missed in her large cir cle of friends. The community unites in sympathy with the bereaved ones during this dark hour. ROSE HILL Rain, rain, is all you hear at Rose Hill now days. The Rose Hill base ball team would like to cross bats with other teams for they are in the market for games, so any club wishing to cross bats with the boys of Rose Hill please notifv Otto Hintz, manager of Rose Hill base ball team, Bonctraill, N. D., R. 1. The Rose Hill ball diamond is one mile south and two miles west of the Rose Hill school and 17 miles north west of Williston on the Bone traill road. You can't miss it. Come and see a good game of ball. Crops are looking good at Rose Hill this year and so is the ball team. They are all good fellows and boosters for Rose Hill. This is the best ball team Rose Hill has ever had and within a few years time they will be in shape to meet any team in the countv. Send in your wish to cross bats with the hovs of Rose Hill. PETER MILLER QUITS DAIRY COMMISSION Bismarck, N. D., July 3.—Peter Miller, state dairy commissioner, Sat urday resigned the position to accept a position at Minot. Mr. Miller, a former Minnesota creamery manager, was appointed to the state position a year ago, and de cided upon retiring from the place when State Commissioner of Ag riculture R. F. Flint, under whom Miller holds apointment, was de feated. CAPTAIN EVANS HOME Captain H. R. Evans of Company E returned from Fort Lincoln on ac count of the serious illness of Mrs. Evans and will remain a few days until she is better. The captain says that except for a little footsoreness the boys are all feeling fine. He ex- Eeen ects that the company, which has taken under Federal control, will soon be called to the border. rea -nWWt AJ+WM. »4 Pur,. attention wiii 2 .. batter V/: from v-- Williston Electric j? Construction Co. )W 2 County State Bank Williams County State Bank